Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-15

ance. Adopted
By Cheney-1nstructing the city en-
ginecr to prepare an ordinance opening
Paul street from Sixteenth street tc
Eighteenth street. Adopted.
BY Notwithstanding city engineer
to prepare ordinance opening Thirtieth
street from Dodge to Farnam. Adopted
BY Hascall-ReQuiring the board Of
public works to have the curbing con.
tractors on streets to be paved to com
plete their work rs soon as possible
Adopted.
BY Lowry--Allowing the street com
missioner three teams and men to work
them. Adopted.
BY Ford-Expressing 1t as the sense OF
the council that Seventeenth street should
be paved at once from Farnam street to
Cunning street. Adopted.
BY Bailey-1nstructing the city attor-
ney to prepare an opinion on the ques-
tion of the right of boards of appraisers
to assess benefits to property affected by
appropriations of property for public
uses. Adopted.
BY Hascall-Requiring the council to
sit as board of equalization and assess
ment on June 90 and 2i Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on streets and alleys re-
ported adversely on the proposed mar
rowing of Seventeenth street from Far.
nam street to Davenport street The re.
port was adopted.
The committee on police reported ad.
versely to tho granting of the request of
Mayor BrOatch to be allowed to appoint
twenty extra policemen, as there are no
funds in the treasury for the payment of
such additional force. Adopted.
The committee on gas and electric
lights reported the ordinance of the Ne
braska and Kansas Gas and Heat
ing company with amendments
The amendments reduced the amount of
guarantee deposit for the protection of
streets torn up in the construction Of the
work from $50, 900 to slO, ,000 also reduc.
ing the amount of gas mains required to
be constructed IN three years from forty
miles to thirty miles. The report was
adopted.
ORDINANCES.
Special ordinance making appropria.
tions incurred during the way amounting
to $14 4,50i.10. Laid over.
Authorizing the issuance of paving
bonds for the payment Of the cost of
paving in several districts. finance.
Declaring the necessity of opening
certain streets through Sweezy's addi-
tion. Grades and grading.
Ordering the paving Of Grace street
from Sixteenth street to Twenty.f fourth
street with cedar blocks. Paving, curb.
ing and guttering.
Prescribing the duties of the board of
public works. Public property and
buildings.
Declaring tho necessity of grading
Locust street from the belt line tracks to
Twenty-fourth street. Grades and grad
ing.
Twentieth street from Dorcas street to
Nnf oII
Providing for the appointment Of a
clerk for the board of fire and police
commissioners. Police.
Ordering the curbing of Cass from Six.
teenth street to Twenty fourth street.
Paving, curbing and guttering.
Declaring the necessity of grading of
Cass street from Sixteenth street to
Twenty-tifth street. Grades and grading.
Establishing the grade of Poppleton
avenue from Twentieth streetto Twenty.
second. Grades and grading.
Changing the grade of Seventeenth
avenue from jackson to Leavenworth.
Grades and grading.
Repeating the ordinance narrowing
Seventeenth street from Farnam street
to Davenport street. Passed.
Prescribing rules for the regulation of
the fire department. Passed
Granting the Nebraska and Kansas
Gas and Heating company authority to
construct Gas mains in and along the
streets of the city. Passed.
Fixing the salary of the clerk Of the po-
lice court at $75 per month. Passed.
Establishing the grade of Dorcas street
from Eighth street to Tenth street.
Passed.
Establishing the grade Of Grace street
from Sixteenth street to Belt railway.
Passed
Establishing the grade of Farnam street
from Clinton street to Thirty.sixth street.
Passed.
Establishing the grade of Leavenworth
street from Thirty. sixth street to East
avenue: Passed.
Granting to the Union Pacific the right
to extend its tracks across Seventh street.
Passed.
Regulating the licensing of plumbers
and drain layers. Passed.
Requesting the mayor to submit to the
voters at special election the question
of granting authority to the Motor Rail
way company the right to operate q
street railway along the streets of the
city. LAID over for one week.
At midnight the council adjourned.
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